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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Ford <itsdeliveryservices@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:04:23 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BILL/QUOTATION [ITSCOURIERS]




Dear Lambart Freud,

How are you doing today sir? In repsonse to your Last Mail to this Office.
Below is your Reference Number and the Description of your parcel.

Your ref number is 576543.

Description of parcel to be delivered:
An original certificate of weight: -------------0.15grams
Bonded draft of weight :-------------0.17grams
Total weight of parcel :-------------0.32grams
Colour of Parcel :-------------Brown

We do not operate on COD. Below are the mandatory administrative charges that you required to pay to enable us courier your certificate of winnings as well as your certified bank cheque of made out in your name:

Courier charges............................... 285.00 Pounds
Administrative .............................. 15.00 Pounds
Insurance .................................... 80.00 Pounds
TOTAL........................................... 375 Pounds [$740 US Dollars]

We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities. You are to make the payment through money gram transfer or western union transfer so as to speed up the process of delivery. You are to locate the nearest Money gram transfer or western union transfer agent to you and make the payment through the name of our accounts officer below:

Phill Michael
40 Rossington Avenue
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 4LA
England

You are to fax or send the following information via email as they appear on the western union money transfer or Money Gram transfer slip:

1.Name and address of sender
2.Amount sent
3.Control number (MTCN)
4.Test question and answer if any

You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to your handling agent as well for confirmation. A receipt of the above payment will be couriered to you from our office, along with your winning cheques and certificate. As soon as we receive confirmation of your address and evidence of payment of the above charges, we will dispatch your documents immediately.

The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take forty-eight hours to get your document to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel. You will need your international passport as identification or your driver's license. You are to note that the payments you will be making covers delivery to your address that you have given us.
This charge is a one time payment and delivery’s would be made to your residence once in every week for the next three weeks. All orders not delivered within Seven (7) working days from this communication will be returned as unclaimed.


However you must understand the fact that we have a Track Records in the Delivery of Parcels to Lottery Winners and in these years we have never encountered any failures in Deliveries or breaches in Delivery Agreements that is soon as you make the Cost of the Delivery available,we shall immediately reciprocate to Deliver your winning Documents to your Address which shall nothing less than 48hours [Two Working Days]

Like i said before,we do not know anything about the EU which you are talking about.Our duty is to Deliver winning Documents.

We are glad to be of service to you.

Mr. Paul Ford
London Operations Address:
40 Rossington Avenue
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 4LA
England
Telephone:+44 703 1911 621
Fax No:+44 870 0686 942



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